Month: June 2017

12:27 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez expects a knockout when he challenges world middleweight No. 1 Gennady Golovkin on September 16. The Mexican meets Golovkin for his

Parts of this interview were conducted in Spanish and have been translated. Read it in Spanish here. Miguel Cabrera’s baseball resume features two MVP awards, 11 All-Star game appearances, the only triple crown since 1967 and a 2003 World Series ring. But when he came to the U.S. to play, he stepped into an entirely

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of public intoxication, disorderly conduct and fleeing in Fayetteville (Ark.) District Court. Mayfield reached a plea bargain last week resulting in a total of $480 in fines for the three charges, according to the court. Mayfield also owes $483.20 in restitution. Prosecutors dropped a resisting

Quite an eventful offseason that was, wouldn’t you say? More people play on ESPN than anywhere else. Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Football game! Sign Up for Free! We had a trio of running backs past their 30th birthdays change teams, with one of them coming out of retirement to

The night-time Grand Prix in Singapore has become one of Formula 1’s most iconic races The Chinese and Singapore Grands Prix are in doubt for 2018 after being listed as provisional on the first release of the official calendar. Governing body the FIA has published a 21-race schedule, featuring a French Grand Prix for the

Dustin Johnson missed the cut at the U.S. Open at Erin Hills, Wisconsin, this week, but that hasn’t stopped one Las Vegas sportsbook from making him the favorite to win The Open. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook on Monday opened Johnson as the 10-1 favorite. Per ESPN Stats & Information, the favorite hasn’t won this

Mercedes’ one-two in Montreal means they are now top of the constructors’ championship Lewis Hamilton is in the best mental shape he has been in since joining Mercedes, says team boss Toto Wolff. Hamilton cut Sebastian Vettel’s lead in the title race to 12 points with victory in Canada, a fortnight after his worst race

This week’s official announcement of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match generated a flurry of betting action that caused Las Vegas sportsbooks to significantly trim the odds on Mayweather, who is the favorite, and left them holding lopsided action on McGregor. When the fight was announced Wednesday, Mayweather, the former boxing pound-for-pound king, was listed

Cris “Cyborg” Justino will face Megan Anderson in the co-main event of UFC 214 next month for the newly vacant women’s featherweight championship, the organization announced Monday. The belt will be up for grabs July 29 in Anaheim, California as UFC stripped Germaine de Randamie of the title for refusing to fight Justino. “UFC has

A 27-year-old Aussie by the name of Megan Anderson believes she can upset an all-time great, win a UFC championship and bring stability to a new division — all in the same night. Anderson (9-2) is scheduled to face Cris “Cyborg” Justino (17-1), the most dominant female fighter ever, for the UFC’s vacant featherweight title

ESPN FC is “OnScene” in Russia ahead of the opening weekend of Confederations Cup play. Stay in touch with everything our correspondents have been getting up to. FRIDAY, June 16 El Tri supporters have made it to Kazan! Found some Mexico fans! Claudia and Jorge from Los Ángeles #eltrieng #kazan @lafc pic.twitter.com/zEoh1xx4r1 – Tom Marshall

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to acquire another first-round pick in this Thursday’s NBA draft, league sources told ESPN. Paul George has told the Indiana Pacers that he will leave the organization as a free agent after next season, according to The Vertical, which also reported that he would prefer to sign with the

ERIN, Wisc. — As we assess Rickie Fowler’s U.S. Open performance at Erin Hills, let’s get a few things out of the way early: If you’re critical of Fowler because you feel his level of fame outweighs his accomplishments, or because he dates a lot of beautiful women, or because you think he appears in

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Sometimes it is a delight to be proved wrong. Two weeks after it seemed Pakistan’s Champions Trophy campaign was doomed to failure, they have pulled off a victory every bit as unlikely as any in their

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who was hit in the back by a pitch in Sunday’s 6-5 road win over the Houston Astros, was taken to a nearby hospital for X-rays on his rib area. Red Sox manager John Farrell said Pedroia’s injury swelled up in the subsequent innings, limiting his range of

Larry Grantham, a starting linebacker on the New York Jets‘ Super Bowl III championship team and a member of the Jets’ Ring of Honor, has died at the age of 78, the team announced Sunday night. Grantham, an original member of the New York Titans in 1960, was a five-time AFL All-Star and a five-time

10:00 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports BROOKLYN, Mich. — As drivers jockey for playoff position, they sometimes aren’t even aware of their situation. Just look at Chase Elliott, winless this season and 12th in the current